Started diet -Hyperness!!!! Can anyone help - ?

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

I was just wondering if anyone can help me. I have a 4 yr old son with autism

who is very

hyper a lot of the time (and always has been). We have been GFCF for over a year

and have

been trying to implement the SCD diet for over a month. After an initial good

start, I made

an error of judgement in introducing nut flours and SCD sheep yoghurt too much

and too

soon. Suddenly he was very hyper after being pretty calm. We went back to basics

and

removed all supplements again and have started back on the intro diet.

During the intro diet my son was very calm but very lethargic. As soon as we

have begun

to introduce some new foods the hyperness is back. I know I must have done

something

wrong. I have given him the following since finishing the intro diet.

Ripe banana

Stewed pear

peeled cooked zuccini

fresh squeezed home made pear juice (no pulp)

I had also given him oxypowder after reading it was ok and he had not passed a

stool for 3

days. This caused extreme runny stools which surprised me as previously he need

5 to

move anything, and this time I only gave him 2 and a half.

The only other thing that I think may be wrong is that we gave him some boiled

bacon

after the intro diet. It was sugar free but does contain nitrates! This is not

something that

seemed to bother my son when he was GFCF.

We have stopped nystatin since introducing the diet as well, but I dont think we

are seeing

yeast flare ups (have been treatin my sons candida for 8 months now under a UK

DAN

nutrionalist and Dr Bradstreet in Florida.

Anyway, if anyone can see th error of my ways and recommend a way forward I

would be

SO GRATEFUL!!!. I can see some good things happening in my son under the

surface. When

things were going well before I overdid the yoghurt and nut flours he was like a

different

boy! Am keen to get the yoghurt back in, in a small does again as this seem to

make a

difference.

Many Thanks,

Sophie

[Guest guest]

Hi Sophie,

<<been trying to implement the SCD diet for over a month. After an

initial good start, I made > an error of judgement in introducing nut

flours and SCD sheep yoghurt too much and too > soon. Suddenly he

was very hyper after being pretty calm. We went back to basics and

> removed all supplements again and have started back on the intro

diet.

>

> During the intro diet my son was very calm but very lethargic.>>

Lethargy is very common on the intro diet while die off is occuring.

<<As soon as we have begun

> to introduce some new foods the hyperness is back. I know I must

have done something > wrong. I have given him the following since

finishing the intro diet.

>

> Ripe banana

> Stewed pear

> peeled cooked zuccini

> fresh squeezed home made pear juice (no pulp)

>

> I had also given him oxypowder after reading it was ok and he had

not passed a stool for 3 > days. This caused extreme runny stools

which surprised me as previously he need 5 to > move anything, and

this time I only gave him 2 and a half..>>

The oxypowder with the acacia gum is not legal.

>

> The only other thing that I think may be wrong is that we gave him

some boiled bacon

> after the intro diet. It was sugar free but does contain nitrates!

This is not something that

> seemed to bother my son when he was GFCF.

>

> We have stopped nystatin since introducing the diet as well, but I

dont think we are seeing > yeast flare ups (have been treatin my sons

candida for 8 months now under a UK DAN > nutrionalist and Dr

Bradstreet in Florida.>>

It may be a yeast flare up. Did you start the pears before the

zucchini? Was the zucchini tolerated?

<< Anyway, if anyone can see th error of my ways and recommend a way

forward I would be

> SO GRATEFUL!!!. I can see some good things happening in my son

under the surface. When

> things were going well before I overdid the yoghurt and nut flours

he was like a different

> boy! Am keen to get the yoghurt back in, in a small does again as

this seem to make a

> difference.>>

Can you stop the pears and zucchini and resrat the yogurt first.

After that I'd suggest readding the peeled , cooked zucchini. Then

slowly try the pears - I think this may be a yeast reaction. If it

is restarting the yogurt should help.

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23 yrs, PCOD 22yrs

mom of and